Reversing-gearing.



w. s'rnuox. BBVEBBIKG QBABIRG. APLIOATXOI FILED YES. 10, 1908.

Patented Apr. 19,1910.

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motivation of Letter: htonti Patented Apr. 19, 1910.

Appltcltton Med Iabntuy 10, 1900. Serial Ito. 477,186.

To all whom it may coiwern:

lie it known thnt I, Wunuo. Smock, suh eet of the Kingdom of Prussia. residing tit. ti?) tlitsehinerstrusse. lierlin. (iernniny, have invented new and useful improvements in Reversing-tienring, of whieh the following is n speeitit'ntion.

This invention relates to n clutch controlled reversing gent-in \\'liit.'l\ is es table of It )pliration to Vt'hit'eS of all kims. in \\'lll('lt forward and lnu-kwnrd motion is requisite. espeeiully for motor bouts.

The, imention int-hides the novel l'entures of eonstrnetiou nud arrangement and comhinntion of parts hereinafter describes] and pnrtie'nhirly set forth in the appended claims.

An einlnxliment of my invention is illns [rated in the ntwotn mirving drawing in whieh:-

Figure 1 shows a longitudinnl set-lion through the t-ouplin r and the gearing. Fig. 2 shows at sertion t trough the construrtion neeording to Fig. 1 on the line A B viewed in the direetiou of the nrrows. Fig. 3 is n set'tionul detail.

In these figures. l indit'ntes the motor 0 dri\'iu,' slutft )rorided with n huh to which the tly wheel t isk 2 is ttttarhed by means of srrew holts \\'lli('lt lly wheel is arranged to constitute one of the elutrh members. To the tly wheel 3 there ismtturhed by means of countersunk serews 4, the raising 5, Wllit'lt inelw-s the eluteh parts and tho ent-lug entirely. The shaft projects ihrougl a oi reuhtr aperture. (lose to this ufiertnre In this onslng are provided hrurkets t, to each of which is pivoted at 7 one end ol' nn arm.

34. the other end of which is connected by a link 31' with n slidnhle eollur or sleeve .56, the link being pivoted to the collar nt 8.

in the interior of the casing 5 is plat-ed upon the shaft t in it special t-losed easing 9 the. well known plnnelnry nsversing genriug t-omposed ol' the wheels H. ll, l2. 13. At, the end of the shaft 3 there is plnred loose it revoluhle disk H which engages pornmnently in the. grooves lti of u ring rust. on the Ily wheel disk by means of tho teeth to. The gear wheel I3 is serewtsl inst to the end of the huo of the disk H, and neur it is placed the wheel it), Wllit'll lnlter is firmly eonueoted to the shnl't h)" The easing J is i nttuohed to the conical t'ottpliltg disk 18 hy menus of the, feather l7.

means of bolts 1t).

and nt the other end through the sleeves 22,

t'lttlt'lt inemher IH. U )Oll these bolts are plan-ed springs 21 whit-n engage at, one end against, the ngni-nst. shou ders 0n the bolts 20. the ends of the bolts ".30 whit-h project through the ensing 1). there is n lnill hearing consisting of two |)l0.-.-itil't'. disks or phites 23 with interposed tutti-friction hulls, of which the one is nttut'hed h v eountersnnk screws to the hulls-2U. while the other is held upon the tirst hy means of serews nnd springs 9A.

The lnhrientigu ol' the bearing ts etrected through no opening 38 in the resin ljy menus of n projertion 39, one of tlie plum 23 and consequently the lubrication channel it) is always kept in the same position l't'lllli\'t. to thelubl'imtting wing 38.

The eusing t) is prolongt n sleeve '15, upon which is placed the will? it; movuhle by means of the lever 30. Th0 ends of the units it! test on the outer buniug member .22! close. to the sleeve 25 when the ttuu'hine is rtuuiing; free or bunk wnrd. hut when coupled up they rest. in the nunuhtt' groove 27. U the end of the sleeve the brake disk or element 3'1 is screwed. There is ilaeed upon a peo' -tiom of the sleeve 2-3 it ill" lieu-ring 28 W ll is under the. pressure of n spring 29.

For the tun-twee of lmekwnrd motion the hrnke disk or element. is connected with the stationary brake ring 3:2. liohind this brash; ring there is seeured on the shaft 31m with I \\'ltlt'l| lutter nre tixed in the walls of the l mrts 22 and at the other end l t l by n lid It! and has a titling openingat nsuituhle part, which is closed by means of it screw Ill". The shaft It has throughout ibt entire length n u-ntrnl pnssnge 37, which is in oonneotiou hy moons of the radial but" ings ll. with the interior of the lubricating rm'eptntzle. .\t the lxrurings there nre provided rndiul u u-rtures 42. The bonriug journal 43 in w iieh the end of the slot 3 is plum-d, is elosed by means of mind-halal lid H in sueh n manner that the oil rulmot. eseupe into the easing. Close to the ,lttllfi rutol' 32$ is plneed the Cnrdan joint 45 ll!- t-lost-d in n eusingdti. 1

The op rntion ol' the derive is ln'it'tly us follows: lly means of the, mntrolliug lover St) the sleeve 20 is moved to the left. The

in the shape 08' nulur hollow oil chamber 33, whieh is closed Close to 6b 'the pressure is transmitted to the end of the arm 34 piesses against the outer hearing or pressure plate 23 thromrh which Its 20 which in turn compress the springs 21 and the ressure thereof is transmitted to the clntei disk 18, the casing 9, the sleeve 25 and finally to the coupling disk 31. If previous] the coupling was for rearward motion, then at a lpredetermined tension of the s )rings 21, the mike disk 31 is released from t w brake ring 32 and the conical eluteh disk 18 is con )led with the clutch member 2. During t iis movement arms 34 will be swung outward into a position parallel with the axis of sleeve 25, acting as cams durin this movement, and in such parallel position will act as thrust menilwrs between the easin 5 and the thrust plate or disk, thereby avoi m any end thrust upon the actuating parts w tilt the clutch members are held in engagement aml loekin the parts in this position. The clutch (isk 18 is then propelled by the clutch member 2 in the same direction and it in turn pro )els through the "earing 10, ll, 1Q, 13, which now acts as a oeked gearing, the shaft 3 so that the motor shaft and the screw shaft are revolving in the same direction. When reverse motion of the driven shaft ,is desired, the sleeve 26 is moved to the right, whereby the arms or members tlt are brought out of enga ment with the plate or disc .23. ()n the urther motion, the sleeve 26 presses against the ball bearing 28; the pressure transmitted from the controlling lever passes through the ball bearing and the spriiws 29 to the brake disk Ill, the sleeve 25, t to casin 0, and the clutch disk 18. The same is re eased from the tly wheel disk :2 and the brake disk 31 is brought into connection with the brake ring 32 so that the above named parts are quickly braked. The motor shaft. and the fly wheel disk revolve. continuously in the same direction. 'lhrough the disk 14 the gear wheel lit is now revolved in tln. same direction. The wheel 13! engages with the wheels 11 (Fig. :2) which are thereb set in motion in the oppo ite direction. 'l w gear wheels 11 in turn engage. in the gear wheels 1'2, the teeth of \Vltlt'l are so wide that they simultaueously engage in the teeth of the wheel It). The wheels 1:! consequently revolve. in the same direction as the wheel 13. The wheel H which is tixed upon the. shaft 3, is however revolved in the opposite direction, so that in this ease the driven shaft revolves in the op )osite direction. During this period the collars of the bolts 20 are pressed by thesprings 21 against the casing 0. The pressure of the springs 21-holds them a inst the casing 9 and compensates fully or the clutch member 18. Consequently there is no thrust on the motor shaft either on direct drive forward, or reverse, or when the motor shaft is running idle.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination a drivln shaft, a clutch member fast thereon, a riven shaft, 11 second clutch member movable lo 'tudinally thereof, a casing comiected wt the fast clutch member and inclosin the movable clutch member, a movab a pressure disk within the casing, yielding means for transmitting the movement of said their to the movable clutch member, arms pivoted to the casing and bearing .on the pressure disk, and means for movinglsaid arms into positions per ndicular to e disk to move and lock sai disk in clutch engaging posi; tion, substantially as described.

2. In combination a driving shaft, a clutch member fast thereon, a driven shaft, 11 second clutch member movable thereon, a easing connected with the fast clutch member and inelosing the movable member, a

movable pressure disk, yielding pressuretransmitting means between the movable clutch member and pressure disk, arms Egoted to the casing and havin thejrends ring against the ressure d1 a sliding collar encirclin the riven shaft with means for operating it, and links connecting said collar with the arms, sabstantiallyas described.

3. In combination a driving shaft, a clutch member fast thereon a driven shaft, a movable eluteh member thereon, a casing carried by the fast clutch member and in elosin the movable member, a )ressure dial: eneire 'ng the shaft within tie casing, a second disk having an unti-frictio bearing u 'ainst said first named disk, pins slidably carried by the. movable clutch member and hating their heads en tged by said second disk, pressure it rings tween said pins and the movable c uteh member, arms ivoted to the casing and bearin Y against tie first named )ressure' plate, antl means for swinging said arms, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILHELM STRUCK.

Witnesses:

llsxay Ilasrna, \Vowesun Ilaur'r. 

